Gastric carcinoma on 9-year-old boy

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Title in English Gastric carcinoma in 9-year-old boy
Authors

MICHÁLEK Jaroslav TŮMA Jiří HRSTKOVÁ Hana FEIT Josef

Year of publication 2000
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Paediatry
Keywords childhood; gastric carcinomaGastic sa
Description Gastric carcinoma is an extremely rare cancer in hildren. A case is presented of a 9-year old boy admitted to The University Hospital Brno a 4-month history f abdominal pain, anorexia, weight loss, nausea, and vomiting. Several of his family members died from or have been treated for cancer: Barium meal examination performed 2 months prior to adminission was nondiagnostic. When gastroendoscopy, laparoscopy, and abnominal computer tomography scan were performed, the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the stomach was established. The ptient died 10 days after admission of rapid cancer spread. Miliary metastases of the peritoneum, mesenterium, omentum, liver, bowels, lungs, heart, bone marrow, and skin wee found. No peneration throungh the hematoencephalic barrier was noticed.

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